The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-27
\ Prohibition iHblc.

to little formal notice. and ii -hail
have our best attention
Al iuAcnual lawyer was approached
by friend who said, ~ on have not
as vet defined your position on pro-
hihition. / would Ike to know where
tou .i4ud' The lawyer made til.
reply. If wi.l give you the informa'
tim you want w. thOut directly stating
what side AIN III. ON one -ldc OF
,hi- question ! see the ministers OF
The gospel. nearly the entire member
shin oi all christian churches, ne
laI!o- most OF the teachers. three
fourth- of the lawyer, AN equal pro.
norton Il the doctors aud editors,
and an overwhelming majority OF tie
oc-t citizen, OF the country. white
and coiorpd. CA ,he other side see
the 81 oon Keeper the gamblers, the
prostitutes. nearly ali the foreigner
and the ignorant negroe-, with u small
-priukiiug OF the better class OF our
CtiIan-Aiu on car easily judge
from 'Ai- statement hat side ] am
ON.
Docs it follow that because a m'u is
member OF tho church or minister
of the gospel TIM he is of - higher
grade OF -tatcsmnn-hip thau ouo rho
!. neither: Does not IT,. history OF
civilization bear W out in The claim
that the church mas never ueddicd
with politics 1ut to the dctrimcnt of
tae government ia reprcs-ing the
citizen aud substituting for his indie
pcndcuco and persona privilege the
dogmaa of the church or the absolute
decree of the government y gov
erumont also dominated by the ladies
would be queer one indeed. The
blessed creature are our sweetest
,olacc in the trial aud disappoint.
mcnt- of lite. and in such u character
they are divine, 1ut ~ politicians,
-tump--pcakcr-, baiIot.boX guard
aus and caucus managers, Just
heaven dctcul Us from them. Neither
the ministers. he la.ty or tho ladies
of the churches are ot such character
to- That the people of America would
q. be willing 20 turn over TO tUcm the
p. care OF al the tremendous Interest,"
found mp in the perpctuation of the
tree government OF the people of tnc
nation, with all OF it, pres ont deN j.
- opm.nt aud the grand future open
ing up 0 brightlyus u result OF the
wicked government OF the unbap
- majority. Docs II follow either that
, three fourth Of the lawyers doctor,
aud editors arc better qualified O.
cnre tor these interests than Is the
= wicked minority We hive mentioned
Of above. rs to the Overwhelming ma
tr iority Of thc best citizen, white AM
colorcdl Of the couutrynwc can tel
" bcttcr how thoy tand utter sie tin
~ OF Aueut, than now
w con the other hand this blessed
2, ORGAN OF CAROLS goes on to say, sit
secs the saloon keopere, the gamblers
IT, the prostitutes, the foreigners and tu,
- ignorant negroes, with small sprink
ling of IN better class OF our citizen
A. shin This is rough On anti.prohi-
bition and truth at tho same time
&c. We cau take Waco locally, ANA ",
believe she will pas a. n specimen
brick a. representative Texas tow
y and the above is altogether untrue
We can point to the undisputed fac
that uauy of the leading and mos
TO active prohibiUoni,.s here are now
or have been in the past wretchct
drunkards. " lille many OF the ami
prohibitionist, are men who me- cl
drank TO excess in their lives are no
n now and never have been drunkard
or gamblers or trequcntcrs OF Oa'
houses, or associates OF prostitute,
The levcling with gamblers aud pros
u titutes of such men Is the folIowin.
IA list Is q supreme insult wantonly an,
causclcssly rendered TO the verl
.. 1ower OF the manhood IF Texas: COY
-, Ross, GOV, Coke, GOV. l;oberts' GOV
Throckmorton, GOV. Ireland, Gov
Lubbock, Attorney General Hogs
e. Assistant Attorney Generals DAVID
ne son ana Harrison, Land Commission
e az Hall, secretary Of state Moore
Kay. DR.. H. *. Smoot, Rev. Dr. I j
pa Lee. Hon. John Hancock, Hon. =. W
10 Terrell. Hon W II. Grain, Hon. RE-
IN Mills, Hon. Joe u. oayer- Hon. L, "
Moore. Hon. Chas stewart, Hon. I
b kigorc Hon w II. Martin, Hoi
~ I.,ncs II lanes Hon IAmc- MArtcT